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Month: March 2018

Statusphere lands incubator program, $100,000 investment

Statusphere lands incubator program, $100,000 investment

An Orlando startup received a $100,000 investment from a Silicon Valley entrepreneur who once advised its owner to “get the hell out of Orlando.”

Statusphere, which finds so-called influencers and connects them with brands looking for exposure, will receive the money as part of its acceptance into…

Nik Patel’s accomplice and travel companion pleads guilty

Nik Patel’s accomplice and travel companion pleads guilty

Nik Patel’s traveling companion Kevin Timirchand – who was arrested by the FBI in January as he tried to flee to Ecuador with the infamous fraudster – pleaded guilty to wire fraud in Orlando federal court Tuesday morning.

Timirchand admitted in court and in a plea agreement that he helped Patel…